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Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 14, 1921
Died Jun 24, 1997 (75)
Birthplace Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his four decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the 1961 Disney family film The Parent Trap, the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and th ... e 1975 adventure saga The Wind and the Lion, in which he portrayed Theodore Roosevelt. On television, two of his best known roles were that of a widowed uncle turned bachelor: Bill Davis, in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair, and a tough judge in the 1980s drama Hardcastle and McCormick. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Keith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Walking Thunder

Walking Thunder

1997

as Narrator

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

1997

as General Buford

Lightning

Lightning

1995

as Tappan

Wind Dancer

Wind Dancer

1993

as Truman Richards

Lady in a Corner

Lady in a Corner

1989

as David Henderson

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1989

as Harry Robins

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

1989

as Frank Wellman Sr.

After the Rain

After the Rain

1988

as Byron Monroe

Young Guns

Young Guns

1988

as Buckshot Roberts

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

as Colonel Davy Crockett

Death Before Dishonor

Death Before Dishonor

1987

as Col. Halloran

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

1986

as General Newmeyer

Cry for the Strangers

Cry for the Strangers

1982

as Chief Whalen

Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine

1981

as Papa

The Silent Lovers

The Silent Lovers

1980

as Mauritz Stiller

The Mountain Men

The Mountain Men

1980

as Henry Frapp

Power

Power

1980

as Charles Kandell

Meteor

Meteor

1979

as Dr. Dubov

The Seekers

The Seekers

1979

as Elijah Weatherby

Hooper

Hooper

1978

as Jocko Doyle

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977

as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney

Joe Panther

Joe Panther

1976

as Capt. Harper

The Loneliest Runner

The Loneliest Runner

1976

as Arnold Curtis

The Quest

The Quest

1976

as Tank Logan

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

1976

as H.H. Cobb

The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion

1975

as Theodore Roosevelt

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974

as George Tanner

Second Chance

Second Chance

1972

as Geoff Smith

The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West

1972

as Johnny Wade

Scandalous John

Scandalous John

1971

as John McCanless

Something Big

Something Big

1971

as Col. Morgan

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

1970

as Officer Michael M. Nace

The McKenzie Break

The McKenzie Break

1970

as Captain Jack Connor

Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

1969

as Francis Sullivan

With Six You Get Eggroll

With Six You Get Eggroll

1968

as Jake Iverson

Krakatoa, East of Java

Krakatoa, East of Java

1968

as Connerly

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967

as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Jonas Cord

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

as Alexander Bowen

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966

as Police Chief Link Mattocks

Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

1966

as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby

Those Calloways

Those Calloways

1965

as Cam Calloway

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

as Frank Wallingham

Bristle Face

Bristle Face

1964

as Lue Swank

A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks

1964

as Sheriff Pete Williams

The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1964

as Mose Carson

The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers

1964

as Paul Barton

Savage Sam

Savage Sam

1963

as Uncle Beck Coates

The Raiders

The Raiders

1963

as McElroy

Johnny Shiloh

Johnny Shiloh

1963

as Sergeant Gabe Trotter

Moon Pilot

Moon Pilot

1962

as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

as Yellowleg

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

as Mitch Evers

Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared

1960

as William Dunn

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

as Mike Flanagan

Sierra Baron

Sierra Baron

1958

as Jack McCrackin

Violent Road

Violent Road

1958

as Mitch Barton

Desert Hell

Desert Hell

1958

as Capt. Robert Edwards

Villa!!

Villa!!

1958

as Bill Harmon

Fort Dobbs

Fort Dobbs

1958

as Clett

Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

1957

as Jim Fremont

Dino

Dino

1957

as Larry Sheridan

Hell Canyon Outlaws

Hell Canyon Outlaws

1957

as Happy Waters

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

as Captain Clark

Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow

1957

as Lt. Spencer

Storm Center

Storm Center

1956

as Paul Duncan

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

as John

Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

as Vince Striker

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

as Brick

The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

as Cole Wilkison

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

1954

as Mike Hammer

The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison

1954

as Cpl. Brady

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954

as Jim Kimmerly

Jivaro

Jivaro

1954

as Tony

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

1953

as Capt. Bill North

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Extra (uncredited)

Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Student at Train Station (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Family Affair

as Bill Davis

Episodes: 138

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Milton Hardcastle

Episodes: 67

First Aired: Sep 18, 1983

Crusader

as Matt Anders

Episodes: 53

First Aired: Oct 07, 1955

The Brian Keith Show

as Dr. Sean Jamison

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

The Quest

as Tank Logan

Episodes: 16

First Aired: May 13, 1976

The Westerner

as Dave Blassingame

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

Walter & Emily

as Walter Collins

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 16, 1991

Centennial

as Sheriff Axel Dumire

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 01, 1978

Heartland

as B.L. McCutcheon

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 20, 1989

The Zoo Gang

as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 05, 1974

Archer

as Lew Archer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 30, 1975

Spider-Man

as Uncle Ben (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 19, 1994

World War III

as Secretary General Gorny

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 1982

Rough Riders

as President William McKinley

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 20, 1997

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Sergeant Gabe Trotter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Lue Swank

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

How the West Was Won

as General Stonecipher

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 06, 1977

The Great Adventure

as Henry Bergh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Andy Bastian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Touched by an Angel

as Leonard Pound

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Del Forman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

The Ford Television Theatre

as Dan Crawford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Prosecuting Attorney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dave Rainey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Tod Macauley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Virginian

as Johnny Wade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Lux Video Theatre

as Happy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Sam Pryce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Profiles in Courage

as Thomas Hart Benton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Suspense

as Johnny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Harry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Dave Blassingame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dr. Kildare

as Alfred Freely

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

77 Sunset Strip

as Sgt. Patrick Cohan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Shadrach O'Reilly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Lux Video Theatre

as Choya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as David Sutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Arnold Shawn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Herbert Morrison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Vernon Wedge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Murder, She Wrote

as Caleb McCallum

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Mullibok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1993

Burke's Law

as Norman Hope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1994

Suspense

as Lt. Jim Connor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Suspense

as Idaho

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Suspense

as Kip Caley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

The Untouchables

as Jim Martinson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

The Chisholms

as Andrew Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1979

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Gen. Newmeyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Fugitive

as Edward Welles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Pacific Blue

as Mac McNamara

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 1996

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Jim Mallory

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Ford Television Theatre

as Mano

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Studio 57

as Dan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

Pursuit of Happiness

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 30, 1987

Tales of Tomorrow

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 03, 1951

The Wonderful World of Disney

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1961

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

Outlaws

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1960

Suspense

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Duckman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1994

Cybill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1995

The Commish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1991

Sam Benedict

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1969

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Studio 57

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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